abc 7 news captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we begin our storm watch all over the region. the area should gear up for heavy rain. after that, some flooding. areas in the mountains could be snowbound. bob ryan.et right to he is tracking what we can expect tomorrow. >> this would be the second act of the prodigy of that big to my big storm in the middle part of the country. here is is going on. because there is the possibility rain, there isf not any high flooding. the flood watches have been extended to you folks in falk ire county. as a precaution,

think it is much too early. seven: 00 there is a winter weather advisory. that is around 30 degrees. this is the big one out in the panhandle of oklahoma. bruising contentions around wichita. this is hundreds of miles away. i do not think we will see any rain in washington by the rush hour. certainly by the afternoon. we could see a bit of ice in this. it will be primarily a rainstorm. abc 7 is the storm watch station. or instant updates, tune to wjla.com. said, we will be back in just a few minutes with a complete outlook. outrage and frustration from the men and women that endure the martyr of their daughter and

granddaughter. now the mistrial against the suspect did killer. say that jason scott was responsible for the murders of dolores dewitt and anthony dewitt. we have early reaction from today's decision. >> this certainly has been a tough day for members of the m's families. we have been so long into this trial. today, a mistrial was declared. we will have to wait a bit longer in the search for justice. >> i never dreamt that this would ever happen. >> her resolve is remarkable. four years ago, her daughter and her granddaughter were found murdered in a burning car in rockville. was captured and

charging both homicides. on monday, the judge declared a mistrial. was linked to multiple home invasions, information that was previously inadmissible. thing is that justice be done. not according to my will, but the will of god. >> while disappointed, she pointed out that scott is not aing anywhere. he is serving 100-year prison term on charges unrelated to this case including sex crimes. when jason scott is retried in mid-october, she said that her -- he would be convicted before facing another things giving without ebony and delore s. that's what happened.

attempts to reach jason scott's attorney for comment were unsuccessful tonight. suspect in three additional homicides in the area, but has not been charged. >> thank you. in the district release surveillance video looking for a hit and run driver.he was kille reet.e days ago on m sta this video shows the car involved and may have pictures of the passenger in the car. reach midnight, sequestration will begin in just deal isys. if a new not reached, 85 billion dollars

will have to be cut from the federal legit. -- federal much it. -- budget. areor those of you who skeptical of what some lawmakers are saying about this, look at the following. when you say budget cuts, you assume that they will take what they spent last year and spend less than that. that is not the way dick government does things. they will cut from what they plan to spend in the coming year. it will still be more than what they spent last year. >> the sequester will happen and then we will find that the world does not and. >> he says that the cuts really are not that big. >> all the hysteria and chicken little rhetoric is grotesquely exaggerated.

>> government officials are perfectly -- purposely coming up with cuts to scare you. take last week's air travel warning. >> you take that contract that you have. you can leave air travel completely unaffected. >> she thinks that the cuts will be as bad as predicted. >> it will affect so many people. >> other shoppers at this fairfax giants say that the government is likely exaggerating. >> the government and the media likes to scare people into the old disaster theory. >> one area that will be affected more than others is defense. >> a lot of people i know are veterans or active duty military. i worry about it. sometimes you have to work with

the money. you can afford this, you cannot afford that. agreesty much everybody that there will not be a deal between congress and the president i friday. if that were the case, these cuts will go through. some in thewhether government are overhyping this or not. >> stay with abc seven news for complete coverage. the showdown over sequestration. you can follow us on the social media websites facebook and twitter. areore than 100 cardinals in the vatican to see the pope. the highest ranking catholic leader resigned and removed himself from the upcoming contest to replace pope benedict. he is accused of making sexual

advances towards other priests. o'brien denies the allegations which date back to the 1980s. , they the vatican accepted his resignation. he was approaching the retirement age of 75. and american cardinal is also facing this. documents released from the vatican show that robert mahoney may have covered up sexual issues. warning for parents. one of the fastest-growing smartphone apps is generating the most concern, especially when it comes to young people and teenagers using it. sends messages that will self-destruct in seconds. it does not protect your private images nearly as well as you might think. >> here is a guy that found out

the hard way about how sending a picture may get you in trouble. announcing my resignation from congress. resigned fromner congress after sending pictures to a woman. claims that it can keep your photos and videos-i deleted them seconds after they are sent. it is becoming a popular way among teenagers to send inappropriate pictures. after seconds, nobody can see that picture again. that is simply not true. >> it is beyond scary. >> there are several ways that someone can get your picture and post it for all the world to see. if the person who receives your photo simply takes a screenshot of that picture. or you could take a picture of that photo and

then save it for as long as you like. l. it is awfu >> it experts say that there is another way to beat the system. >> if you use a special kind of software, you can get that vote no out of the memory of your phone. has some parents so concerned that their kids will not be using snapchat at all. sendey say that it will you a warning if somebody does grab your picture. >> per a date for anything on the internet. but what is really asked for your health? diet plan may be best for you.

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are calling for change. two students were murdered last week. sayjust hours ago, police they found the killer of one of one of the -- victims markel ross. parents are concerned. >> a packed house in this auditorium tonight. people came here because they wanted to bring an and to this disturbing trend. the continued killing of rents george's county students brought hundreds of people to a rec center to discuss the spiraling problem. six prince george's county teens killed so far this school year. to just last week, including

charles walker, apparently shot during a robbery. . he isove him dearly precious to us. can only grieve for her former students. others called for an end to violence and guns. >> you see what i am saying? that is what they get. >> law-enforcement officials made made an appeal to parents. >> we need your help. >> the vast crowd of many adults were in the', few target age group, teenage males. kimberly matthews came out with concern for answers. he rest were waiting for something.

at i was waiting for resolution that i have not gotten. the part ofon on some tonight and also fear. fear that if something is not done to stop the gun violence in prince george's county, someone they know or love might fall the him. -- victim. prison, that was the sentence handed out to a baltimore teenager for attempted murder. robert gladden was just 15 years gun inside the home of a special education student. >> we are at perry hall high school and we have a student shot.

>> prosecutors wanted a life sentence. lighter sentence because of his age. daniel is recovered from the shooting, but his father says that he still has nightmares. a mediterranean diet could save your life. i conducted a five-year study comparing low-fat and mediterranean diets. they found that diets rich with olive oil or nuts lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke by 30%. how about the mediterranean type weather around. storm watch tonight. are makingnditions it tough for drivers to get around in the texas panhandle. this is what it was like today in amarillo. has calledck perry in the national guard. >> amazing.

>> texas is a big area. they just come right down. a wild weather. 17 inches of snow now in amarillo. the blizzard is going to wichita and oklahoma. in the meantime, a beautiful, dutiful sky. nice high, thin clouds coming in. the morningarly in and commuting around washington, it will be rain around washington, it will probably not arrive until about noon time. the rain is below average. i think that many areas will be coming up. look at what amarillo is doing now. 32 degrees. 70 miles per hour. the snows have ended. this is what it is like in wichita. you can see the primary storm. it is heading into oklahoma city.

oklahoma city, 4.5 inches. this is the storm that is coming our , georgia, itanta will take a while getting here. some sprinkles and light showers around ohio. this is the area that is primarily under storm watches and warnings. it is chicago later on. i think that this will be 4-8 inches of snow. a winter weather advisory in the shenandoah valley. icyne a brief period of ss. here is the futurecast. morning, still just some high clouds around us. , the time you get to noontime this specifically captures temperatures into the 40's with the southeasterly wind.

this is off to the west. tomorrow afternoon and evening we will be seeing some rain. how much rain? here is the accumulation that will be running to over an inch in many, many areas. that is the precaution again. there is that flood watch. cloudy and chilly when you had to work tomorrow morning. delays ande some some cancellations in the shenandoah valley in some school districts. this will be high merrily a rain producer. temperatures tomorrow in the mid to high 40's. this is out towards western maryland. then everything moves by. ,hy this time tomorrow everything is over. an inch and a half of rain. a little touch of spring fever coming towards the end of the week. not wichita, not amarillo.

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